AI Article Synopsis
- A 56-year-old man had a large cancer tumor in his belly area.
- Tests showed he had some swollen lymph nodes that might have cancer, but his surgery plan was good because there was no tumor in certain areas.
- After the surgery, the doctors were happy to find out there was no cancer left, and a follow-up scan showed he was still cancer-free four months later.
Article Abstract
We present a case of a 56-year-old man with a giant carcinoma in the abdominal wall. Based on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan there were FDG-avid lymph nodes in the ipsilateral axillary and groin, suspicious for metastases. At contrast-enhanced CT the parietal peritoneum seemed free of tumor invasion, which was essential to radical surgery planning. The tumor was completely removed with clear margins of resection and no metastasis in the resected lymph nodes. The PET/CT scan was repeated after 4 months, showing no signs of recurrence.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001431 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047981613516614 | DOI Listing |
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